Improvement in trusses



amate @stent dtjijite `HENRY 1 nu LL n u', o rg o A T TA BAU e N EW You K.

y Letters Patent No. 106,148, lated August 9, 1870.

" IMPRQVEMENT IN T Rtrssns.

To all 'whom'flt may concern: `Be it known thatI, Hanau` FULLER-,of Cattaraugus,"iu the county ot Gattaraugus and State of New York, have invented a new land useful Improvement in Tresses; and I do hereby declare that the follow- `ingYAis a full,` eleanand exactdescriptionthereof', hieh will enable others skilled inthe art to make `anduse the same,f reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

` rLhis invention relates to a new and useiul improvetnre,"aud consists i'n an'extension of the spring plate,

arm, as-.hereinafterset forth. In the accompanying drawing- J :Figure l represents a truss, constructed according xto my invention, the figure being afront view, showing lthe truss as when in use with two pads.`

Figure 2 is a view ot' a pad-arm detached, for use i on thetruss-spring when onlya'single pad is required. Similar letters ot? reference indica-te corresponding parts.

equivalent material, which is applied around the waist of the person. This spring is covered with leatheror any other suitable material in the usualmanner.

B is a contiuuationofonc end ot' the spring, in ya rounded form, on'a' portiouot'A which a screw-thread, C, is eut,`and` on tlie end of- 4which is a removable eye, D, attached by screw-threads.`

l worn, as may be required.

thelnuts m m, on the screw-threads C. screw onto, B, so that, when the nuts are turned up, nient in trusses for the treatment of hernia, or rupwhich is provided with `jam-nuts, for adjusting the padi Eis the other end ofthe spring, in the form of a J representsthe pad, one or more of which may be As represented in iig. 1, two pads are shown ou the'double-arm K. L, tig. 2, is .the single pad-arm, which is slipped onto the part B by 'unscrewing the eye D.

These arms are fastened to the part B bynieans of The arms means of which the trussis readily detached from the ffor proper'adjustlneut of the pad or pads. Y

The pads may be turned around,` and are adj usted vertically by mea-ns ot` the holes O in the arms and the screw-nuts F which engage with screws that are fastened-in the pad.

By means of this construction an'd arrangementof parts the pad or pads, as may be required, can be adjusted so as to reduce any rupture, as any amount of pressure for that purpose may be obtained by the screwadjustment abovedescribed.

Having thus described my invention, I'claim as' new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.-

The screw-threaded` extension'B of the spring, provided with the two jam-nuts, m m, whereby the .arm K or L may be adjusted thereon, as shown vand described, for the purpose specified. l

` HENRY FULLER.

Witnesses:

Gno. STRAIGHT, HERBERT RICH'. 

